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Musculoskeletal System
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The musculoskeletal system includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage. These are not isolated parts; together they support and move the body.
Picture a framework with motors and cables. Bones and joints provide the structure, while muscles generate force and act on the bones to create movement. Tendons, ligaments, and cartilage are all part of the same mechanical organization.
In brief
The musculoskeletal system consists of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage.
Its parts work as a mechanical unit: the skeleton supports and protects, while muscles act on bones to move the body.
Picture a framework with motors and cables: bones and joints form the structure, while muscles, tendons, and ligaments coordinate and transmit movement throughout the body as one system.
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIHHealth TopicsPublished
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIHWhat Is Bone?Published
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